Gearing.



A. J. FISHER.

I GEARING. I

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1912.

1,1 15,525. Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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A. J. FISHER.

GEARING.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 30, 1912.

1,1 15,525. Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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To all whom it Meg contain 7 Be it kndwn that I, AL A .JffF lsneii, .5 citizen of the United States, .residin at Evansten, in the countyef Cook and hate of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Gearing, of which the follewing is a specification. 7

My inyentlon relates to a, waehing ma the conneetien for d-rivingthe fWfjnge; and

\ for egain bmngin thejmetenen i i agitator intbfpperntive re ati qnsh'lp whenever der g p {in ,ed. to"fbe" bp'erated'by means sired. I I In the embodying my inventipn; Fig, 2 is fe section on the line 2 -2015 biit. one; e111arged scale; F 1g 3 a perspective ie e Of the clutch members Fig. 4: a perpeetiyeef the" agitetet shaftfpiniena'nd its ehiteh .fe'ce er member ;.Fig. 5 a'eectioiiel pl-ziil on (the hue;

of lend Fig, Side elevetion of fiqQOftiQh of the driyingflmechenl sm I For the purpose of a (iicleslu're{if gny 'ventien it is net necessary tg;nh istmte e' complete. flashing machine V w ringer and .eon secinentlg have shown only the lower port en 0' the I; hnye. 1101i I hQWnQ the 'agietoii proper bet y iflip' cillating- .agit mr fsha t 3 which eitend'gentra'llv and nertieally through the bdt'tbni l pf t e 1'ceptec1 e The driving mechanism and" cenn'ectidns he re'inal'ftep described aiea'h mounted upen and'supperted by a plate 4 which is sechllgd tdfthejlegs 2 with, the result .thnt the dmvi'qg n1eehzun sxnri is substantially centained withm the gimme lines the Washing machi e;

RefeiIi-111g the p" iwerj-driVe neelienism t .e plate 4 end prqvided e am ings, Figure 1 pen" elevation of a portion of a washlng 1 he v rece'pteele -l which is" supported es'njsug by the le s jMdi'eover,-

Wheel This gearwith] e rank pin 4 operati yc nn'ecitedfi by means of the connectmg red 6r pitman '15 with a; recipgocgting rack bar .16. Thiebgtr operetee m the bearings or'guiclesfl'r' and 1 8 6 and-itspack teeth 16 meshvwith la. pinionl9. Ae e resulto'f these connections" the rotation pf .th'e' motor causes an es imation of the; plnlen 19. The gear wheel l3fris seeuxedtefl a ho lzqntal shaft 20 mounted 2 1, 21 en the base plate 4: jefid tfigiezgtend' fight-hand pg litien (Figall end"5 con s bf the driving fednnectienfi the rexer i lble driving conneetibn: E i 21% tvt'lgegen As shewne s hiftingfclntcli inein-Q'JO be! 22 1e splined upon the shaft: 20; soja move jeng tn'gimelly theneofand to 'e ro" titted thel ebyf" This e1nteh- Qbtjisledapi-Q i a: 1 in ml 3i t r e in with ai'similar my; meme "securec tb the' 29'. The

outer *e e pf this letter 'sheftha s secured 1 0 it aQspfQeket Whee'lBB 'whichthrough 95 g I the iesult-that' the shaft 29'ifetet'ei'by' them;

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tbeaiingsf se rection will cause engagement between the lug 22" and a lug 31 "projecting laterally from the pinion 31 with the. result that the latter pinion will drive the pinion 32 and consequently the shaft 29 and sprocket wheel 33, thereby driving the \vringer in the opposite direction.

This pinion is provided on its upper side with a clutch face or with one of two clutch members, the same being preferably an integral structure with the pinion as illustrated in Fig. Al. This clutch face or portion indicated at 36 comprises an upward extension or body portion having a series of vertical notches or recesses 36 in any two opposite ones of which thelugs 37 of the other clutch member 37, are adapted to engage. The clutch member 37 is the movable a clutching and unclutchin 'one and is secured as by m'eans'of the cross pin 38 to the agitatorfs'haft 3. It will be understood that by raising and lowering this agitator shaft the clutch member 37 is correspondingly moved or shifted thus causing action. For operating or shifting the agitator shaft in a vertical direction suitable means under the ready and convenient control of the oper- Jatbrfai'e provided. In the present instance these jineans comprise the following ele-.

ments: A collar 39 is secured to the shaft 3 at a point above the clutch member 37 and below the bottom 1 of the receptacle. This collar is secured in adjustable manner upon the shaft in any suitable way as by means of the set screw 40. The collar is provided with tlie'parallel flanges 39 Which'form between them .a curved recess which 'in the present instance is annular and adapted to receive a crank pinil projecting eccentrically from the disk 42. This disk issuitably secured to an oscillating operating rod 43 which is mounted in suitable bearings 44 supported from the receptacle.- This operating rod extends radially of .the receptacle and terminates just beyond the outer line of the body of the receptacle and slightly below the same where it is provided with an 7 p o crating handle 45 whose operation in one direction or the other determines the direction of movement and the position of the agitator shaft 3. The normal position of the parts is one adapted for clutching action as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 but when it is desired to stop the movement of the agitator this can be done without stopping the motor and without stopping the main driving con uection's (including those for'operating the wringer) by merely shifting the handle 4:; in the proper direction with the result that the shaft 3 is movcdvertically thereby detaching or unclutching the clutch member? 37 from the clutch face or portion of the pinion'li). This latter pinion will continue to oscillate but such oscillation will not. be

communicated to the agitator shaft. Thus,

only those driving connections'directly concerned withthe agitator shaft are stopped, leaving running the remainder of the driving connections, so that if desired the wringer may be operated during the period of stoppage of the agitator.

In the practical operation of washing machines of this character it is often desirable'totemporarily stop the operation of the agitator without stopping the wringer or its driving connections. By the employment of my invention I am enabled to leave the motor running continually during the entire washing operation and to instantly and conveniently stop the agitator mechanism and to throw it into operation'again with equal facility, and also to operate the wringer while the agitator mechanism is sto ped.

l claim:

1. The combination of a shaft, a continuously running motor, driving connections fromthe motor to the shaft ineluding an oscillating pinion, clutch mechanism between'such pinion and shaft, and means for operating the clutch mechanism whereby the actuation of the shaft may be interrupted at will without stopping the motor or'said mechanism. v

2. The combination of a shaft, a continuously running motor, driving connections from the motor to'the shaft including an oscillating pinion, which has a clutch face, a movable clutch member mounted upon the shaft and arranged to cotiperate with said clutch face, and means for operating said clutch member whereby the actuation of the T shaftmay be interrupted at will without stopping the motor or said mechanism.

3. The combination'of ashaft, a continuously running motor, driving connections fromthe motor to the shaft including an oscillating pinion mounted to rotate on the shaft, clutch mechanism between such pinion and shaft, and means for operating the clutch mechanism whereby the actuation of the shaft may be interrupted at. will without* stopping'the motor or said mechanism.

4. The combination of a shaft, a continuously running motor, driving connections from the motor to the shaft including an oscillating inion mounted to rotate on the shaft and avin a clutch face, a clutch rheinber cooperating with the clutch face ion and secured to the shaft, and means for shifting the shaft and clutch member to unclutch it.

The combination of a shaft, a continuously running motor, driving means between the motor and shaft including an oscillating pinion mounted to rotate on the shaft and having a clutch face on its upper side, a clutch member secured to theshaft and normally in clutch with said face, and

means for shifting the shaftlongitudinally to unclutch said member.

(3. The combination of a shaft, a continuously running motor, driving means between the motor and shaft including an oscillating pinion mounted to rotate on the vshaft and having a clutch face, a clutch member cooperating with the clutch face and secured to the shaft, a collar secured to the shaft and having a curved recess, a crank pin engaging in said recess, and means for oscillating the pin to raise and lower the shaft. v v

7. The combination of a shaft, a continuously running motor, driving means between the motor and shaft including an oscillating pinion mounted to rotate on the shaft and having a clutch face, a clutch member cooperating with the clutch face and secured to the shaft, a collar secured to the shaft and having a curved recess, a

crank disk, a crank pin thereon adapted to engage in said recess, and an operating device connected with the disk for actuating it.

8. The combination of a shaft, a continuously running motor, driving means between the motor and shaft including anoscillating pinion mounted to rotate on the shaft and having a clutch face, a clutch member cooperating with the clutch face and secured to the shaft, a collar adj'ustably secured to the shaft, and means operating upon the collar for raising and lowering the same and the'shaft. vALVA J. FISHER.

W'itnesses: W. T. HAYNIE,

, J. E. HURLEY. 

